Video game music can be a lot of things: beautiful, atmospheric, experimental, and sometimes wonderfully absurd.
One thing it often is, however, is a hell of a lot of fun. As composers craft the sound of these interactive experiences, they envelop you in a mood, in a setting, in a living, breathing world of their making.
On today's episode of the Game Show, Meena Shamaly journeys with you into the atmospheric scores of a few indie games released in 2023, including the meditative explorations of Season: A letter to the future, the cybernetic questionings of Tron: Identity, the quirky vocalizations of Humanity, and more from Strayed Lights, Darkest Dungeon 2, and THe Tartarus Key.
Tracklist
Chatwood, Stuart
Darkest Dungeon II "Main Theme" [03'47]
Original Soundtrack Recording
Darkest Dungeon II (Original Video Game Soundtrack)
Chatwood, Stuart
Darkest Dungeon II "Be Bold Once More (Cutscene)" [01'50]
Original Soundtrack Recording
Darkest Dungeon II (Original Video Game Soundtrack)
Chatwood, Stuart
Darkest Dungeon II "Music of the Night (The Jester)" [01'31]
Original Soundtrack Recording
Darkest Dungeon II (Original Video Game Soundtrack)
Doran, Spencer
SEASON: A letter to the future "Title Screen" [03'36]
Original Soundtrack Recording
SEASON: A letter to the future (Original Game Soundtrack)
Doran, Spencer
SEASON: A letter to the future "Village Sleep Music Instrument" [02'20]
Original Soundtrack Recording
SEASON: A letter to the future (Original Game Soundtrack)
Doran, Spencer
SEASON: A letter to the future "The Road Out of Caro" [04'05]
Original Soundtrack Recording
SEASON: A letter to the future (Original Game Soundtrack)
Wintory, Austin
Strayed Lights "A Gentle Touch" [10'30]
Original Soundtrack Recording
Strayed Lights (Original Game Soundtrack)
Brechner, Josie
The Tartarus Key "The Tartarus Key" [02'27]
Original Soundtrack Recording
The Tartarus Key (Original Game Soundtrack)
Brechner, Josie
The Tartarus Key "The Life and Death of William Jones III" [03'37]
Original Soundtrack Recording
The Tartarus Key (Original Game Soundtrack)
Brechner, Josie
The Tartarus Key "Stress Test" [02'33]
Original Soundtrack Recording
The Tartarus Key (Original Game Soundtrack)
Le Sac, Dan
TRON: Identity "Antiques" [03'43]
Original Soundtrack Recording
TRON: Identity (Original Game Soundtrack)
Le Sac, Dan
TRON: Identity "Imposition" [04'40]
Original Soundtrack Recording
TRON: Identity (Original Game Soundtrack)
Jemapur
Humanity "Rotate" [02'56]
Original Soundtrack Recording
Humanity (Original Game Soundtrack)
Jemapur
Humanity "Pray" [04'37]
Original Soundtrack Recording
Humanity (Original Game Soundtrack)